Stand Up To Cancer is back with their SU2C fundraising special that is set to air on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET with a star-studded list of celebrities.
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Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila launched an initiative to help make American schools safer for children. The McConaugheys launched the Greenlights Grant Initiative Thursday to help schools take advantage of legislation aimed at providing schools with money to fund safety measures to protect students against school shootings and other violence.
President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in June 2022, one month after the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead May 24, 2022.The legislation included $1 billion in funding specifically for schools. McConaughey, who grew up in Uvalde, explained during an interview on "Good Morning America" the grant writing process can be "intimidating" to schools that don't have the resources.To hire a grant writer can cost up to $50,000, which many "high-risk" schools don't have, according to the "Fool's Gold" actor.
The Greenlights Grant Initiative has been set up to give schools resources to complete grant applications. "When Camila and I went to Uvalde, the parents and the family members of the children that were killed asked for one thing: ‘Make their lives matter,’" McConaughey explained in a video shared to Instagram.
"Let’s make sure that the first bill passed in 28 years to help protect all our children in schools matters." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey) Before Biden signed the legislation, McConaughey went to Washington, D.C., to help advocate for the families and school safety. "There is a difference between control and responsibility," the actor wrote in an op-ed published in early June 2022. "The
.Stand Up To Cancer is back with their SU2C fundraising special that is set to air on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET with a star-studded list of celebrities.
A 22-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a horror crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A young Scots couple have opened up on the heartbreak of losing a baby as they continue to fight to extend their family through IVF.
It's finally the night everyone tuning into the ITV reality show has been waiting for, as the couple to be crowned winners of Love Island 2023 will be named on tonight's show, as the girls get glammed up and the boys impress in their suits.
It’s been 87 days since the writers hit the picket lines and 14 days since the actors joined them, yet the divisions between the guilds and the studios remain as deep as ever.
Mercury Prize have been revealed, with Arctic Monkeys, J Hus and RAYE among the list.The winner of the prize will be announced at a live ceremony at London’s Eventim Apollo on September 7, and were judged by a panel including Anna Calvi, Jamie Cullum, Mistajam and more.Others on the list of nominees include Loyle Carner (for his ‘Hugo’ album), Jockstrap (for debut LP ‘I Love You Jennifer B’), Young Fathers (‘Heavy Heavy’), Fred again.. (‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022’) and Jessie Ware (‘That! Feels Good!’).The list is completed by Olivia Dean‘s debut album ‘Messy’, Shygirl‘s ‘Nymph’, Ezra Collective‘s ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’ and Irish folk band Lankum’s fourth LP ‘False Lankum’.See the full list of nominees below.Arctic Monkeys – ‘The Car’Ezra Collective – ‘Where I’m Meant to Be’Fred again.. – ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)’J Hus – ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’Jessie Ware – ‘That! Feels Good!’Jockstrap – ‘I Love You Jennifer B’Lankum – ‘False Lankum’Loyle Carner – ‘hugo’ Olivia Dean – ‘Messy’RAYE – ‘My 21st Century Blues’Shygirl – ‘Nymph’Young Fathers – ‘Heavy Heavy’In 2022, Little Simz won the Mercury Prize for her album ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’.
Plans are in place to close one of Ayr’s best-known hotels - and turn it into three luxury homes.
Police are appealing for help to find a 12-year-old boy who was last seen in Fife three days ago.
Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy has been with his wife, Yvonne McGuinness, since meeting in the mid-’90s while he was working on the stage production of Disco Pigs. The duo tied the knot in 2004, three years after Murphy starred in the 2001 film adaptation of the show.
The King and Queen, as well as other senior members of the Royal Family including the Prince and Princess of Wales, are said to be readying themselves for two years of worldwide tours in a bid "to keep Commonwealth intact", in a "soft democracy" blitz. While it is understood that the monarch will prioritise visits to key nations such as Australia, New Zealand and a number of Commonwealth realms in the Caribbean, there are a number of countries that will also be high on the agenda such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Manchester United face a potential battle with both Arsenal and Chelsea if they try to sign Monaco defender Axel Disasi, according to reports.
When most people in Manchester hear the name Chorlton, they think of a quirky south Manchester suburb lined with trendy bars and restaurants and home to well-off professionals and families.
Has Scheana Shay buried the hatchet with Tom Sandoval??? She is setting the record straight!
Ethan Slater and wife Lilly Jay’s relationship spanned more than a decade before they parted ways — and he began seeing Wicked costar Ariana Grande.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are enjoying a day out with friends.
Scheana Shay and Tom Schwartz have been taking heat from “Vanderpump Rules” fans for seeming to be uncharacteristically friendly toward Tom Sandoval in the wake of his cheating scandal.
Anne Hathaway, Jenna Ortega, Matthew McConaughey and others, are still shooting in the U.S. and overseas.
Fresh off falling agonisingly short of qualifying for the 2023 ICC World Cup, Livingston cricketer Jack Jarvis has been called into the Scotland squad for their T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, which takes place in Edinburgh.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday stepped up her rhetoric on the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, calling for “a fair and equitable solution” in contract negotiations for both sides.“Los Angeles is experiencing a summer of struggle to make ends meet,” Bass said in a statement. “Whether you’re a writer who has been on strike for more than 72 days or an actor who has been on strike for 72 hours, wages and health benefits to afford housing, food and the basic necessities to survive should be a minimum requirement in discussions.”She added that “a strong business sector is essential for our city to become affordable for working families once again,” noting that the Los Angeles is facing “a historic inflection point” as the entertainment industry experiences economic pressure and business uncertainty.“A fair and equitable solution must be reached,” Bass said, adding that “in all industries — education, hospitality, goods delivery or entertainment — Angelenos deserve fair contracts.”Meanwhile, California Gov.
The Mary Wallopers have announced their new single ‘Wexford’, and told NME how they are looking to challenge perceptions of Irish folk music by making their music as accessible and thought-provoking as possible.Having gained notoriety from their lockdown livestreams, Dundalk band The Mary Wallopers have gone on to galvanise an unlikely fanbase from across the UK – and been hailed as making the traditional folk genre more accessible to a new generation.Following on from lead single ‘The Holy Ground’, the band have today (July 17) released the second track new album ‘Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll’ — a cover of Pecker Dunne’s ‘Wexford’.One of the album’s more emotive and introspective tracks, the cover sees The Mary Wallopers pay tribute to the late Irish folk icon and shed a light on the backlash faced by travellers, which often goes overlooked.“It is to show respect to the people that influence us,” guitarist Charles Hendy told NME. “The song itself is so raw and honest, it’s about him growing up in Wexford and he doesn’t sugarcoat anything in it.“It’s just an amazingly written song.